Starlight Musings

     What do you get when you combine the bottom of a dresser with the Totally Tiffany ScrapRack?      You might get what I did:      Why do this?  Honestly, it started due to a misunderstanding - but ultimately, gives me more counter space.  I have put 3 of my rolling cart drawers underneath, freeing up some room in my bookcase.      Hope you're doing well and maybe I was able to encourage you to try something that may seem odd until you find out it works for you. (On with the yammer. . .)      Before making a top for my lockers, my ScrapRack was clamped to a scrap of wood that covered the gap between lockers.  I had to clamp it because it kept tipping over, even after I went through it and thinned it down.  After I made the top, I used filled plastic containers to weigh it down.      A combo of having time to kill, a desire to use more of an old dresser, and an inclinatio...

     A video on YouTube (Connie Stewart's craft room tour video, shown here ) inspired me to have a shelf near my craft table.      I found an unused wooden piece and put it on top of my file cabinet to see if it'd work for me.  I figured I could decide if I liked it there or if I wanted it on my table like in the video.  I've put a few things on it and now that I covered the file cabinet, I decided to fix it up as well.      It had a thin edge slightly attached with a few biscuits, so I clamped it and used wood glue.  After the glue dried, I painted it and put it back.      Hope you're doing well and hope that maybe I sparked a bit of creativity or courage in you! (on with the yammer. . .)      Years ago, while watching craft room tour videos on YouTube and trying to get inspired and figure out what to do with my craft space, I came across one tour that had a shelf on a craft table.  I was in...

     The corner of my "Craft Corner" wasn't working well for me, so I wanted to fix it.  First, I cleared everything out.    I found some wood scraps from previous projects  (not ones in the pic) .  One piece was big enough to fit over the empty space and three wood lockers I have.  Had hubs bring out his miter saw and I cut the piece to make one long top for the whole area.   I had other scraps/unused pieces to make two shelves underneath the top.  The walls have wiring - electrical and other cable, so I skipped drilling into the wall and cut supports for the corners.      The back corner is 2 pieces glued together - didn't have enough for all solid pieces, so I added more scraps between the corner supports for added security.  Haven't attached anything yet - just using gravity and keeping my eye on it for now.  So far, it's working well enough I might leave it as is. - hope you're doing...